Tukutuku Mats

Last week we made Tukutuku mats. They were interesting to do and some people found it quite difficult but I did not.
At first Mrs Agnew gave us a white piece of cardboard that she said it was called a loom. We had to cut on the black lines right up to the top, but be careful not to go right through. Then we had to take red and black strips of paper and weave them under and over until the whole loom was finished. 
I enjoyed making this and it reminded me of the Maori people who have these in their meeting houses on the walls.